The Rams did just that, and as they celebrated a 47-14 win over Sequoia in Saturday’s Central Coast Section Division II championship game, junior Joe Gotelli succinctly summarized Willow Glen’s first CCS football title.

“We’re full now!” Gotelli yelled with a smile.

Willow Glen’s offense feasted on opponents throughout the championship season, and Saturday’s matchup at San Jose City College was no different.

The Rams (11-2) scored often and scored quickly, right from the game’s opening drive. James Aliason took a handoff on the first play from scrimmage and sped 66 yards, setting up Mitch Ravizza’s 5-yard scoring strike to Gotelli.

After a Sequoia score, the Rams went ahead for good when Ravizza found Aliason for a 26-yard touchdown. Willow Glen’s first two scoring drives took just 1:59 off the clock, and the Rams stuck to the formula for their third score.

Late in the first quarter, Ravizza pitched the ball to Gotelli, who scrambled before throwing it back across the field to a streaking Ravizza. The junior quarterback, who rushed for 17 touchdowns this season, broke several tackles to turn the trick play into a 34-yard touchdown.

The Rams piled up over 400 yards of total offense, but it was the defense that put the game away early in the second half. Facing fourth-and-1 from their 29, the Cherokees tried a quarterback sneak behind their huge offensive line, but 6-foot-4 quarterback James Beekley was stuffed for a loss.

The short field resulted in a 3-yard Ravizza touchdown run.

“I told them this week if we’re going to be successful, it was going to be because of the defense,” Willow Glen coach Oscar Caballero said. “Our defense isn’t the biggest or the strongest, but they’ve got a ton of heart, and they showed it today.”

Gotelli ended the next Sequoia drive with an interception, and Ravizza followed with another score, although it was likely the ugliest of the 36 touchdown passes he threw this season.

Hit as he threw, Ravizza saw his pass pop high in the air, but Jake Wilson beat several defenders to the pop-up and made a shoestring catch before racing 36 yards down the sideline.

“Jake did everything he could do to make that play,” Ravizza said. “All these guys made plays today, and the offensive line was amazing.”

Ravizza’s capped a remarkable junior season by completing 20 of 32 passes for 285 yards and three touchdowns. He finished the season with 54 total touchdowns.

“He’s got a special, special gift,” Caballero said of Ravizza. “You can never say enough about him.”

Added Gotelli: “You couldn’t ask for a better quarterback. He sees the field as well as anyone I’ve ever seen.”

Four of Ravizza’s completions were to Aliason, who had 66 receiving yards and 85 rushing yards. Wilson added five receptions for 98 yards.

The numbers added up to a championship that even the Rams didn’t see coming. Caballero had players fill out evaluations with personal and team goals before the season and said only three players wrote “Win CCS” as a team goal.

But as they rolled off one win after another, the Rams’ confidence built, and so did their hunger.

“We were so hungry for this, but we’re definitely satisfied now,” Bigger said. “I’ve never felt more satisfied.”